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Going Away Quotes

Quotes about leaving and going away.

These quotes cover the different ways people go away, from leaving family for a new culture to heading off to college in a new suit. See Advice quotes.

It was a big step for me to take, going away from my family to go and play in a different culture, and I understand why people don't do it.

Quotes by Toni Duggan

My mother bought me a brand new suit for going away to college. We were poor, but she wanted me to have that. It was a powder blue suit with peg pants - you know, skinny at the bottom. I...

Quotes by Tom Heinsohn

I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no past and no name, and where I shall be born again with a new face and an untried heart.

Quotes by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

We have mountain of debt that isn't going away and all the problems are here to stay, and anybody who tells you that is a good thing ought to get out of the business of helping the government down the...

Quotes by Rick Santelli

Advice Quotes

I don't like going away from my children.

Quotes by Paula Radcliffe

I like working intensely, then going away and thinking about it, working out why it didn't work and then coming back to it. It makes the work richer, I think.

Quotes by Miranda Otto

I wanted to stay on TV because I've got kids who are school-aged, so I get to see them most days as opposed to going away for movies months and months at a time.

Quotes by Miguel Ferrer

That's the main reason I gave up my career after John was born and I was pregnant with Andrew. I could not handle going away day after day. The thought of going away before they got up and coming back...

Quotes by Louise Fletcher

If I'm going away for longer than a week I take a suitcase and check it in but I'm good at packing light and quick - years of modelling, travelling and living out of a suitcase has trained me well.

Quotes by Lisa Snowdon

Business Quotes

I think the way WWE Studios is going now - they're going away from action, doing more drama, more comedy - it will open a lot of people's eyes. Because a lot of people see big guy, big frame: action...

Quotes by John Cena

We don't think there is any money to be made in payments anymore. The entire business model of extracting a toll or having time delays around the movement of value is going away completely.

Quotes by Jeremy Allaire

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton

For me, going away to work is the hardest part of my life and career.

Quotes by Diane Lane

I don't remember any sibling rivalry growing up, because by the time I was really conscious, Tom was going away to college. My relationship with him, which is a very close one, really developed in more recent years.

Quotes by David Hyde Pierce

Good Quotes

I was a good 30 pounds overweight throughout high school, and it wasn't until I was going away to college that I really wanted to make sure I was doing everything possible to feel as confident as I could.

Quotes by Daphne Oz

I met a guy, and we were seeing each other for about a month or so, but as it got more intense, I started to freak out a little bit. I hadn't been in a relationship for quite a while,...

Quotes by Calum Scott

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "going away" refer to in these quotes?
It covers leaving family for a new career culture, heading off to college, and creative time away from work.
Is there a quote about family and college?
Yes, one recalls a mother buying a new suit before going away to college despite the family being poor.
Does going away help creative work?
One quote says stepping away and returning later makes the resulting work richer.
Why does one speaker avoid going away for movies?
They prefer staying near their school-aged kids rather than traveling for long film shoots.
What related pages exist?
See Advice quotes and Good quotes.

Stepping away from work to think, or from movies to stay near family, both echo through Good and Like quotes too.